An hour with Legendary Tattoo Artist Freddy Negrete
May 7, 2018
Hosted by Ray Lynch
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Episode Description
We will be joined by legendary tattoo artist Freddy Negrete. The key topics of Freddy's life that we will discuss are Growing up in foster care and being physically/mentally abused which led to him running away, entering the juvenile hall system in Los Angeles and joining a gang. By the time he was 21 Freddy had spent most of his life in correctional institutions. It was in there, especially in California Youth Authority, where he mastered the art of Black and Gray prison style tattooing and he is considered a pioneer of this art form. His son, Lorenzo was killed in a gang conflict which propelled Freddy into hard-core heroin and speed addiction. He nearly died in the LA County Jail from drug-induced congestive heart failure but called out to God and went through a miraculous recovery and Freddy has counseled a group of young addicts for many years at the Beit T'Shuvah treatment center and is passionate on the subject of faith, God and the 12-step program.
Miracles in Recovery
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On Miracles in Recovery we discuss all aspects of addiction and recovery and how they affect our families, communities, and the relationships within them. Join us for answers on how twelve step recovery programs can work in the lives of addicts and their families. We are also open to discuss any alternative options that have been working in your life as well. It starts by looking in the mirror. Hope is in your corner.
Ray Lynch
I was born and raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts, where my parents divorced when I was nine years old. When my mother remarried, two step-brothers and a step-sister joined my older sister and two younger brothers. If you are thinking “Brady Bunch,” you kind of have the picture (but not G-rated like the TV version).
As a teenager I became a commercial fisherman, and that is where my life took a destructive turn. The waterfront was rampant with heroin and cocaine use and I endured many years of active addiction that finally rendered me homeless, helpless and loveless. I joined the Marine Corps in 1982 to try to get away from my surroundings but found myself back in the same boat after my time in the service ended.
My life changed for the better on February 28, 1989 when I fortunately became a MIRACLE IN RECOVERY. Since then, I have made it my quest to give back what was given to me, one day at a time without the obsessive restrictions of active addiction.
My life is second to none today and I encourage you to become a MIRACLE IN RECOVERY as well. Listen in as I share my experience, strength, and hope that an addict, any addict, can stop using drugs, lose the desire to use, and find a new way to live.
My message is hope and the promise of freedom.
